Circled Dash (⊝) is the Unicode character at U+229D in the Mathematical Operators block (official name: CIRCLED DASH). It shows a dash (horizontal bar) inside a circle and appears in math and formal notation.
Remember
Character ⊝
Unicode U+229D
Hex entity ⊝
Decimal ⊝
Named entity ⊝ / ⊝
CSS escape \229D
All of these produce the same glyph: ⊝. Prefer ⊝ or a typed ⊝ in hand-written HTML; use numeric forms when generating markup.
Reference
Quick Reference
One table for every form you will actually use.
Form
Code
Where it goes
Direct character
⊝
HTML text (UTF-8)
Named entity
⊝ or ⊝
HTML markup
Hex entity
⊝
HTML markup
Decimal entity
⊝
HTML markup
CSS escape
\229D
Stylesheet content
When to use which
Situation
Use
Hand-written HTML
⊝ or type ⊝
Generated / numeric-only markup
⊝ or ⊝
Generated text via ::before / ::after
content: "\229D"
Circled minus (look-alike)
Use ⊖ (U+2296), not ⊝
Everyday hyphen or en dash
Use - or –
See it
Live Preview
Circled Dash rendered in common writing contexts.
Inline textA ⊝ B
Large glyph⊝
Compared⊝ ⊖ ⊕ -
Monospaceop ⊝ → circled dash
With entitiesNamed: ⊝ | Hex: ⊝ | Decimal: ⊝
Code
Complete HTML Example
One page that shows Circled Dash with the named entity, hex entity, decimal entity, CSS escape, and a typed character. Use View Output or open the live editor.
Named + Hex + Decimal + CSS + Typed
Five ways to produce ⊝ in a single document.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Circled Dash (⊝) in HTML</title>
<style>
#point::after {
content: "\229D";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Circled Dash using Named Entity: ⊝</p>
<p>Circled Dash using Hex Code: ⊝</p>
<p>Circled Dash using HTML Code: ⊝</p>
<p id="point">Circled Dash using CSS Entity: </p>
<p>Typed directly: ⊝</p>
</body>
</html>
Use ⊝ (hex), ⊝ (decimal), ⊝ or ⊝ (named), or the CSS escape \229D in the content property. All render ⊝. You can also paste ⊝ directly when your file is UTF-8.
U+229D (hex 229D, decimal 8861). Unicode names it CIRCLED DASH. It belongs to the Mathematical Operators block.
Yes. Both ⊝ and ⊝ map to U+229D. Prefer ⊝ in hand-written HTML; numeric forms are useful in generated markup.
⊝ (U+229D) is circled dash. ⊖ (U+2296) is circled minus — a related but different math operator with its own code point.
HTML entities (⊝, ⊝, ⊝, or ⊝) go in markup. The CSS escape \229D is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render ⊝.
Use it in math or formal notation when you need this exact circled-dash operator. Prefer a plain hyphen or en dash for everyday text.
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Did you know?
Circled dash is Unicode U+229D (decimal 8861) — official name CIRCLED DASH in the Mathematical Operators block. HTML named references are ⊝ and ⊝. It is not circled minus (U+2296 ⊖).
